Biden to meet China’s Xi face-to-face on Monday
President Joe Biden is set to meet in person China’s President Xi Jinping amid increasingly strained relations. U.S.-China expert Patricia Kim says this is a chance for the two to…
Baby hippo Fritz loves his veggies, chows down on lettuce at the Cincinnati Zoo
Baby hippo Fritz has continued to hit milestones at his home at the Cincinnati Zoo, trying a wide range of foods, including lettuce.
Filmmaker Paul Haggis liable for $7.5M in rape suit
A jury has ordered filmmaker Paul Haggis to pay at least $7.5 million to a woman who accused him of rape. The verdict in the civil case comes in one…
Newly elected Florida school board member wants to revive corporal punishment, cut rights for LGBTQ students
The morning after being elected, a new school board member in South Florida said he wants to bring back corporal punishment in classrooms and would like to see fewer rights…
Vegas elections chief: Counting ‘as quickly as we can’
With the nation awaiting results of tightly contested races in Nevada, the elections chief in Las Vegas defended the pace of vote-counting, saying the state Legislature had laid out a…
Today in History for November 11th
Highlights of this day in history: An armistice ends the fighting in World War I; Pilgrims sign Mayflower Compact; Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat dies; Author Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. and actor…
Wall Street surges on cooling inflation
Wall Street surged to its best day since April 2020 on Thursday as markets reflected a government report that inflation cooled more than expected last month. (Nov. 10)
Nicole leaves path of destruction in Florida
Tropical Storm Nicole sent multiple homes collapsing into the Atlantic Ocean and damaged many others. Its damaging coastal surge hit beachfront properties, some that had lost their last protections during…
Late-counted Arizona votes will decide winners of key races
Maricopa County officials say ballot counting in the Phoenix area will be no different from previous years and workers will be counting ballots on Veteran’s Day and the weekend to…
Noose found at Chicago’s Obama Presidential Center, causes $830-million construction to halt
A noose was found at the construction site of the new Obama Presidential Center in Chicago — a startling discovery that caused construction to pause on former President Barack Obama’s $830-million…